Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 1229 We Are Very Wealthy

Atlas pinched my nose playfully. He didn't answer my question and instead asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"What can we eat here?" I asked skeptically.

But when the dishes arrived, I couldn't help but smile. It was all seafood dishes I loved, and although they were prepared in a different style here, they looked very tempting.

I reached for a dish eagerly, and he indulgently reminded me, "Take it easy, we have plenty of time."

"Why did you bring us here for dinner?" I asked, knowing that he must have had a reason.

Sure enough, Atlas smiled and replied, "We need to put on a show and make Navi nervous. Otherwise, he'll come up with too many tricks. If he wants to challenge me, he must be able to do so."

"So you wanted him to feel like you were going to a more important appointment to make him uncertain," I said, "Especially when you brought the notebook with you?"

"Exactly," he replied, feeding me some lobster meat.

It was tender, succulent, and slightly tangy. The lobster was fresh.

"Why does it have a hint of sourness?" I asked.

lemon. It's a specialty here," he replied, looking at

It's so fresh and tender!" I praised, then asked seriously,

you afraid?"

risk. You saw Navi's people. They were desperate

we can gauge their attitude," he said dismissively, "Besides, when am I ever reckless? I always have a strategy, and I always leave room for the next step." "Looks like you're quite familiar with Navi's place,"

I'm familiar with all of Cirencester,"

I raised

Atlas was like a mind reader and knew exactly what I was

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all, our business is globaby

answer impressed me. It showed that success wasn't pure

father owned mines here, so I learned how the people talked. And I hired locals to teach me, so..." He shrugged and fed me

he meant when he said he was familiar with this

Atlas say

our family have?"

"Curious?" he asked back.

looked